feature article
june
2019
TOWING A
MALFUNCTIONING
W
e all love to
use our golf
carts when
they work.
Unfortunately, there are
times that they decide it’s
quitting time and that they
need a break. These times
seldom ever happen at a
convenient time. You know,
like in your garage or at the
cart barn.
The golf cart will usually
break down during usage
whether out on the back
nine or while your kids have
it down at the community
center swimming in the pool.
What do we do now? How
do we get the darn (can’t
use the words that most
people say at these times!)
thing back home? Or what
do we need to do in order to
get the golf cart back to the
cart barn for service?
GOLF CART
Photo: Cart Guy Canada (www.cartguy.ca). Custom E-Z-
GO gas golf cart tow truck.
First thing I highly recommend to do is to unhook the
main negative battery cable connection. I realize most
people do not carry wrenches with them when using a
golf cart, however even if you can use a pair of pocket
pliers it is advisable to unhook the electrical connec-
tion of the batteries to the golf cart. This is an absolute
must if your golf cart is a series cart. These are the
carts that have a bulky shifter knob located down in
front of the bottom seat.
Secondly, place the shifter on the FNR switch in the
neutral position. If yours is the rocker switch that you
use to make the golf cart go forward or reverse than
place it in the middle position. Or if yours is the bulky
knob down in front of the bottom seat then place it in
the straight up or neutral position.
JUNE 2019
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